Premorally

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality. not-comparable

    "McCormick and other ethicists, however, leave room for the possibility that some homosexual acts, while they may be premorally evil, are not morally evil and may, indeed, be morally good."

Example

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"McCormick and other ethicists, however, leave room for the possibility that some homosexual acts, while they may be premorally evil, are not morally evil and may, indeed, be morally good."

Etymology

From premoral + -ly.

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